diff --git a/libavfilter/vf_cuda_grid.c b/libavfilter/vf_cuda_grid.c
index 32c4922..3bb2852 100644
--- a/libavfilter/vf_cuda_grid.c
+++ b/libavfilter/vf_cuda_grid.c
@@ -1450,6 +1450,39 @@ static int cuda_grid_process_command(AVFilterContext *ctx, const char *cmd,
         return 0;
     }
 
+    if (!strcmp(cmd, "reload_icon")) {
+        /* Invalidate cached icon atlas by name — next render re-reads file from disk.
+         * Used Phase 6 by controller для periodic chart/chat re-rendering. */
+        char name[OVERLAY_ICON_NAME_MAX];
+        int i, found = -1;
+        if (!arg || sscanf(arg, "%31s", name) != 1) {
+            if (res) av_strlcpy(res, "err parse", res_len);
+            return AVERROR(EINVAL);
+        }
+        pthread_mutex_lock(&s->overlay_lock);
+        if (s->hwctx) {
+            CUcontext dummy;
+            CHECK_CU(s->hwctx->internal->cuda_dl->cuCtxPushCurrent(s->cu_ctx));
+            for (i = 0; i < s->nb_icon_atlases; i++) {
+                if (!strcmp(s->icon_atlases[i].icon_name, name)) {
+                    if (s->icon_atlases[i].device_ptr) {
+                        s->hwctx->internal->cuda_dl->cuMemFree(s->icon_atlases[i].device_ptr);
+                        s->icon_atlases[i].device_ptr = 0;
+                    }
+                    memmove(&s->icon_atlases[i], &s->icon_atlases[i + 1],
+                            (s->nb_icon_atlases - i - 1) * sizeof(IconAtlas));
+                    s->nb_icon_atlases--;
+                    found = i;
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+            CHECK_CU(s->hwctx->internal->cuda_dl->cuCtxPopCurrent(&dummy));
+        }
+        pthread_mutex_unlock(&s->overlay_lock);
+        if (res) snprintf(res, res_len, found >= 0 ? "ok %s reloaded" : "not_cached %s", name);
+        return 0;
+    }
+
     /* Future: set_layout (Phase 3 на filter side — пока nb_inputs хардкодится в init) */
 
     /* Fall back to standard option/command handling */